Opinion

Last week, the authors of The Connecticut Economy, a quarterly University of Connecticut publication, had more distressing news about the Nutmeg State's economy. According to the Economy's latest edition, Connecticut lost 1,700 jobs in the third quarter (July to September) of 2012. This is an improvement over the 4,000 that were lost in the second quarter, but the trend remains disturbing.

Between the June 2009 end of the "Great Recession" and March 2012, Connecticut recovered 40,000 of the approximately 120,000 jobs that were lost in the 2007-09 downturn. However, the UConn authors (who often understate Connecticut's economic troubles) noted that four of the last five quarters witnessed the weakest job growth in Connecticut history.

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